CENTRAL TRANSPORTER

Position Summary:

• The Central Transporter services the entire hospital, providing safe, efficient, and effective transportation of patients, medical equipment, and/or supplies.
• The central transporter is continuously on-call, enabling rapid response to customer needs and allowing direct care services to be provided promptly.

Shift:

Full-time (40 hours per week)

Evening Shift: 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm, holiday work is required.

Location: Howard County Medical Center

5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044

Education/ Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Must be able to read and follow directions and complete basic forms
• 1 year of experience in a health care setting providing services to patients, preferred
• Required to manage the functions in the transporter menu of Meditech (pull up master schedule, use email, and use nurse call)

Job Duties:

• Demonstrates ability to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs
• Transports patients throughout the hospital while maximizing comfort, privacy, and safety.
• Responsible for transporting supplies, medication, and equipment. Obtains linen and oxygen tanks for patient transport.
• Maintains appropriate and consistent communication with supervisor or lead transporter, advising of any problems or anticipated difficulties.
• Knows patient-lifting/moving techniques to ensure patient safety and minimize discomfort.
• Knows about the safe operation of patient transport equipment.
• Understands safe patient and equipment transport to MRI.
• Utilizes proper safe lifting techniques, wears back support at all times, and understands basic medical terminology for the safety of the patient (NPO, NWB, etc.)
• Utilizes appropriate Infection Control techniques and hand washing procedures.
• Has access to clean supply areas, including, but not limited to, IV solutions, needles, and syringes for the purpose of obtaining linen and/or supplies.